THIS IS THE QUINZHEE QUARTERLY

Quinzhee Quarterly is the

official magazine of ORSS, the
Outdoor Recreation Student
Society at Lakehead University.

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orss.ca

“ A man cannot live a decent

life in cities, and I need to
feel myself live. I am not
thinking of aviation. The
airplane is a means, not an
end. One doesn't risk one's
life for a plane any more than
Issue 2:2010
a farmer ploughs for the sake
We’re celebrating winter’s
last stand and the coming
of the plough. But the
of warmer winds and new airplane is a means of getting
adventures. Thanks for
reading. away from towns and their
Brad Farrish, book-keeping and coming to
Editor grips with reality.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
Pilot/Writer
Wind, Sand and Stars
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To the students of the rec
department who have been
active members of the rec
community, it will be no
surprise to you to hear the name
Lutsel K’e.
For those of you who are knew
to the department or new to the
project, allow us to fill you in.
In April/May of 2010, three
students from the department
will be heading on an adventure
of a lifetime. We are heading to
a small community Lutsel K’e
in the NorthWest Territories,
which is one of the last
remaining Dene Communities.
Thaidene Nene, or ‘Land of the
Ancestors’, is an area for a
proposed National Park on the
East Arm of Great Slave Lake.
Initially community members
LAKEHEAD -
LUTSEL K’E
JAYMIE KUGLER
were hesitant about the benefits
and the cost of the creation of a
Park on their traditional land,
but in recent negotiations have
become heavily involved within
its proposed creation and
structuring.
Both in 2007 and 2009,
KALEA, DANA, JAYMIE
LUTSEL K’E, NWT
Lakehead University formed a
cooperative partnership with the
community, sending up small
groups of students to work
alongside the community from
the ORPT Program. This year,
Jaymie, Dana and Kalea, all
senior students of the program,
are actively following in the
footsteps of previous students
who joined the community on
its endeavours. Communication
with the community is done
through emails and
teleconferences, to ensure that
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CREATE
A SOLID
BACKCOUNTRY
RESUME

ZACK KRUZINS

Get yourself out there! Create a

backcountry resume through a
website!

Hey folks, I have had a number

students along with the needs of
the community. The projects
have always been, and will
continue to be done based on
the understanding that we are
visitors to the community in the
capacity to share our knowledge
gained within our degrees. This
knowledge will work to provide
ideas and knowledge from
which the community can use
of people ask me how to write a
backcountry resume so I
thought I’d put this piece
We hosted a ‘Wine and Cheese together for you all...
In-House Concert’ on March the
5th, which served as a In my first year of Rec I had a
fundraiser, information night, few people tell me how
and a way to bring our important it was to record all
wonderful community together. my outdoor experiences to help
Thanks to everyone who made me get the jobs I wanted in the
the evening a success! field of outdoor recreation.
Since then I have created and
Jaymie built upon a so-called
‘Backcountry Resume’. This is
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basically a chart recording
almost all my trips I've ever
been on. This is what I have
used in the past in conjunction
with my regular resume and
cover letter for relevant jobs in
our field of work. Looking back
I am SO glad that I started
recording this information as
early as I did and now after
nearly 7 years of constant
experiences in the field on a
vast variety of levels it is nice to
have everything recorded and
readily available to anyone. My
backcountry resume includes all
personal trips, all trips I have
done as a participant/student,
and all trips/courses I have

instructed/guided. I have even
made separate fields for each
activity. This is just what I
chose to do to help keep things
organized. It is up to you to
decide how you want to do it.
Over the last few years or so
through my travels and work
experiences I have learned a lot
about internet blogging and
marketing yourself online
visually and even audio-
visually. With our ever-changing
and fast paced world the internet
is the best way to get your
information out there. Only very
recently have I created myself a
website to showcase photos,
video and stories of travels and
experiences I've had. I see the
importance of sharing this and
linking it to as many places as
possible to truly get my name
out there. Employers these days
often will google your name
before they hire you. Imagine
having a beautiful website that
showcases your photos, video
and stories of your
experiences??
I am slowly making this a
reality through my new website
zackkruzins.com.
Eventually I hope to have my
full complete backcountry
resume listed on here along with
photos and videos of recent
experiences. This is a working
progress as it can take a lot of
time to organize everything the
way you want it but if you just
write a short description of a
single outing along with some
pictures or even just one picture
it can still mean a lot. Recently,
I’ve begun paying for my own
domain for $10-15 per year and
then linking it to all sorts of
other sites so it can get more
hits and come up higher in
relevant google searching. It is a
big learning curve and it is new
to me but I just take it one step
at a time and like anything
progress will be made.
If you google search
'backcountry resume' a number
of people's personal profiles
come up and you will see how
there are so many ways to
personalize and organize
information based on the
reasoning behind why created
your site.
There are countless methods to
make a website but two very
common and easy to use sites
are www.wordpress.com and
www.blogspot.com. These sites
are both completely free and
have step by step guidelines.
So what are you waiting for??
Start recording your experiences
through photos, videos and
stories. Get your website started
and get noticed. It is simple and
has nothing but benefits for you.
If you have any questions please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Cheers,
Zack
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PORN STAR BOX CAR GRINGO ABRA KADABRA

GROW A
MUSTACHE,
YOU IDIOT!

AN ODE TO UNDERCOVER TRUCKER MAJOR ARABIAN

MUSTACHES BROTHER KNIGHT
IN MARCH
DAN KILBURN

The month is here: It’s no
longer winter, it’s not quite
spring. Now its March; there is
only one question to ask
yourself: Why wouldn’t I grow a
mustache?
The celebration of Mustache
March existed long before the
dawn of time. As legend begins,
ancient gods’ goddesses were
angry and spiteful in March
after a long cold winter. To
resolve the issue, the gods
banded together by growing
mustaches of all shapes, sizes
and styles. The goddesses were
so drawn to the sexual powers
of the brilliant upper-lip hair
combinations that they could
never be mad or malicious
again. Since that day, eons ago,
men come together in March
and harness the pure power of
the ancient godly bond; women
all over the world take notice
and smile with great delight.
Over the past few years the
mustache has fallen out of favor
with young men who opt for
more trendy facial accessories
like lip rings, face tattoos, and
goofy chin straps. On average, 4
out 5 first year students
surveyed could not identify the
king of facial fashion. One
other youngster who had heard
of the mustache had this to say,
CONNOISSEUR REGENT
“My dad has a mustache, and
my girl friend hates them!” This
seems to be the popular opinion
these days, but to all naysayers
out there I say:
Great men wear mustaches;
your dad has a mustache not
because its old fashion, but
because without it your mom
would have never noticed him!
And think of all the great things
that go along with mustaches
such as lil combs, mustache
BUSINESS AFTER EIGHT
MAN
wax, mullets, frothy pints,
tobacco pipes, and old timey
bicycles. So this March, grow
that mustache and show it off!
You never know what could
happen when you invoke the
power of the ancient mustache,
even the meanest wench might
turn into the most beautiful
goddess!
Dan
BIOPHILIA

VERMICOMPOSTING:
COMPOST INDOORS!
LID VENTS
Vermicomposting is essentially there’s a network of “worm
indoor composting using a breeders” around Thunder Bay
special breed of worm called the happy to set you up
redworm (or red wiggler). It’s a (tbvn.lakeheadu.ca).
cheap, effective way to compost NEWSPAPER
right in your home (or office); 4. When you’re ready to go, put
no backyard required! your worms in the box and give SOIL,
them a bundle of damp,
WORMS
Here’s what you need to know shredded newspaper, and keep
to get started: the lid on (they like the dark). & VEGGIES
BOX
1. The size of your composter How does it work?
and the number of worms (WOOD OR
you’re going to need are directly Feed your worms once a week PLASTIC)
related to the number of people with organic kitchen waste (no FEET
using it. bones, meat or fat. Sorry). (ALLOW AIR
Throw in some crushed egg CIRCULATION
qty. shells to neutralize the pH level.
ppl worms bin size UNDER BOX) VENTS
Feed them in a different corner
each week and you’re golden! UNDERNEATH
1 or 2 1 lbs. 1’ x 1.5’
x 2’ (WITH SCREEN
What about the smell? BACKING)
3 1 lbs. 1’ x 2’ x TRAY
2’ To keep the smell down make (TO CATCH
sure you completely bury your ANY DRAINING
4 to 6 2-3 lbs. 1’ x 2’ x food scraps and cap off the dirt
3.5’ LIQUID)
with a layer of moist newspaper.

2. Fig. 1 should give you a good Need more info?

idea of how to construct your FIG 1: ANATOMY OF A VERMICOMPOSTER
composter, there are also some Check out EcoSuperior online
good design ideas online. for more vermicomposting tips.

3. You’re also going to need Happy composting!

some red wigglers. Thankfully
WILDLIFE PHOTOS
BY NATALIE TUPPER
 CATCH OF THE QUARTER!
WILL O’BRIAN!
His favorite movie is The
Sound of Music
His favorite CD is Van
Morrison's "Moondance"
He enjoys playing guitar till
the sun comes up
He would rather snuggle on
the couch than arm wrestle
You can find him on the
rowing machine at the gym or
tossing a frisbee in the
hangar
He once set the record for
eating the most fruit cakes
(you should ask him how
many he ate)
He dreams of swimming in a
pool of noodles.
He makes a mean rice
pudding.
He is silent but deadly.
Ladies, watch out for his
golden locks.
Lovely.
DEAR GRAMPA REC,
Well, that there’s an excellent
question. For as long as I can
remember, city folk have always
been trying to figure out how to
predict spring’s arrival.
Reminds me of the time I was
listening to this new album by
this young buck named Johnny
Cash. Now, some of you young
ones with your hippity hoppity
may not have heard of Lil’
Johnny. I mean, I just heard of
him, and I’m usually pretty hep
to what’s happening on the A.M.
dial. I just love that Little
Orphan Annie weekly show,
though those of you with
weaker bladders may want to
skip it, sometimes it can be a
little TOO tense, and if you’re
not running on empty, you may
spring a little bit of a leak, if
you know what I mean. I know
HOW CAN YOU TELL
WHEN SPRING’S ON
ITS WAY?
that’s happened to me on one or
two occasions. Speaking of
which, it’s that time again. I’ll
be right back.
Sorry about that, I should be
good for a bit. Where were we?
Oh yes! Radio shows. Buck
Rogers is another favourite of
mine. Sometimes it gets the
blood all riled up though, what
with all that fancy talk of
running around in space. It
seems to me that if we were
meant to be in space, we would
have been born there. And I
think that since none of us were
born in space, we shouldn’t
even be trying to imagine that
we should be going there.
Although I could be wrong
about none of us being born
there. I remember just last week
watching a show on the old
rabbit ears about some aliens.
They seemed friendly enough,
though that one guy looked a lot
like John Lithgow. Not sure
how I feel about aliens walking
around looking like John
Lithgow. All big and tall and
possibly mythical like a
sasquatch.
I remember this one time I
thought I saw a sasquatch. I
was hiking along a dirt road, I
think it was in February. Nice
month for a walk if I do say so
myself, though you have to
wear your woollies, else Jack
Frost would be nipping where
Jack Frost shouldn’t be nipping.
Anyways, as I was walking
along, I noticed what I thought
was the Sasquatch coming out
of his hole. Turns out it was
just a groundhog coming out of
hibernation. Well, wouldn’t you
know it, the damn fool saw his
shadow and took off back into
his hole. And that’s how I knew
that spring would be a while off
yet.
Anyways, remember to send
your questions to me courtesy of
that young Bradley Oleander
Farrish, I gotta find my teeth
now, it's crokinole night down at
the community centre and me
and Old Man Filipowitsch are
unbeaten this year!
Sincerely,
Old Man Rec
 Zack Kruzins, Natalie Tupper, Jaymie Kugler, Old Man Rec, Bryana Perreaux, Dan Kilburn, Saint-Ex,
Emmalee Agnew, Karina Mora, Free Spirit
This is Karina and Free Spirit. Han
and the Falcon, Amelia and her
Lockheed Electra. Free Spirit has

Contributors:
been dinged, repaired, damaged,
welded, beaten, mended, and has kept
on without complaint. Free Spirit is
faster than your car, tougher than
your dog. Do not insult Free Spirit.
You have been given fair warning.